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Magnetite from
Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:458308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:458308:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘAketasi Au deposit, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘQiaoxiahala Fe-Cu-Au deposit, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
36.0km (22.3 miles) ⓘBaixing pegmatite field, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘZhaheba Au deposit, Zhaheba ophiolite, Zhaheba, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘXilekuduke Cu-Mo deposit, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘKalaxiangeer-Halasu Cu-Au deposit (Xiletekehalasu Cu-Au deposit), Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘLaoshankou Fe-Cu-Au deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘYulekenhalasu Cu-(Mo) deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘTuosibasitao South Cu-Au-Fe deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘKoktokay pegmatite field (Keketuohai pegmatite field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
References
Minqing Cheng, Yuchun Yang, Fuyi Jia, Qingshan Yang, Guifang Zhao, Cunchang Wang, and Sen Huang (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(7), 35-39
Haiyang Zou, Tagen Dai, and Xiangzhao Hu (2002): Mineral Deposits 21(suppl.), 565-568
Jincang Hua (2006): Sichuan Nonferrous Metals 2006(4), 26-29
Han, Chunming; Xiao, Wenjiao; Zhao, Guochun; Qu, Wenjun; Du, Andao (2007) Re–Os dating of the Kalatongke Cu–Ni deposit, Altay Shan, NW China, and resulting geodynamic implications. Ore Geology Reviews, 32 (1-2). p.452-468. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.11.004
Zhiyong Jia, Mingjie Zhang, Zhongli Tang, Wenyuan Li, Liye Ren, and Peiqing Hu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(5), 673-686
Wang, Xue-Hai; Xu, Xing-Wang; Zhang, Bao-Lin; Niu, Lei; Ke, Qiang (2022) Protracted mafic magmatism and two-stage mineralization of the Kalatongke Cu-Ni sulfide deposit in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. 104669 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104669
Wei, Bo; Yan Wang, Christina; Dong, Yu (2023) Behavior of palladium during fractionation of sulfide liquid: New constraints from the Kalatongke Cu-Ni sulfide-bearing intrusion in the central Asian orogenic belt, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 160. p.105578. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105578
Wei, Shuai; Bai, Zhong-Jie; Song, Xie-Yan; Deng, Yu-Feng; Zhu, Wei-Guang; Ji, Wen-Bin; Yuan, Meng (2025) Mafic mineral chemistry as an insight into magma characteristics, tectonic settings and mineralization in three magmatic Ni-Cu deposits in North Xinjiang, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106887 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106887
 
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